Cotinued Blog from Yesterday
So how will we avert WWIII? Simple, we need to shift our focus from being a peacemaker to being an investor. If we invest in local companies trying to build up the infrastructure and economy, we will help change the region organically. If we move into Iran and destabilize things like we've already done in Iraq and Afghanistan, we will be opening up Pandora's box. It may seem like the best route is to install a puppet government that will do anything we ask of them, but if past history is any indication, it will take a lot more than a friendly government to bring about the change we need. After all, the Weimar republic was designed by the Triple Alliance powers after WWI to provide Germany with a friendly "democratic" government. We all know what happened with that, they elected Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party and disbanded the democracy.
Dubai is an Arab place that is a perfect example of where the Middle East can eventually go. They've invested in themselves and built up an economic base that will succeed once Oil is no longer the main economic base of the region. Dubai will emerge in the 21st century as the equivalent of any American or European metropolis but with a unique Middle Eastern flair and architecture. We can help the region grow organically if we invest in the private companies, give them the power to control the government like businesses in western nations.
In this country we have a business monopoly on politics now. Basically everyone who has any power in politics, also has some corporate power. But in the Middle East there is a different situation. Religious leaders hold the most power. Powerful clerics control the social movements and politics. This is why we need to step in, bring about an internal change without trying to control things ourselves. We just need to create powerful relationships with wealthy businessmen with political aspirations. Find the right route for this and we just might avert the imminent WWIII. Otherwise, we will just topple that government and destabilize the region even more. And then we will see a real attack on our soil and not just a sneaky killing of 2800 people in a pair of office towers.
Dubai is an Arab place that is a perfect example of where the Middle East can eventually go. They've invested in themselves and built up an economic base that will succeed once Oil is no longer the main economic base of the region. Dubai will emerge in the 21st century as the equivalent of any American or European metropolis but with a unique Middle Eastern flair and architecture. We can help the region grow organically if we invest in the private companies, give them the power to control the government like businesses in western nations.
In this country we have a business monopoly on politics now. Basically everyone who has any power in politics, also has some corporate power. But in the Middle East there is a different situation. Religious leaders hold the most power. Powerful clerics control the social movements and politics. This is why we need to step in, bring about an internal change without trying to control things ourselves. We just need to create powerful relationships with wealthy businessmen with political aspirations. Find the right route for this and we just might avert the imminent WWIII. Otherwise, we will just topple that government and destabilize the region even more. And then we will see a real attack on our soil and not just a sneaky killing of 2800 people in a pair of office towers.
posted by Dan Pasternack at 5:33 PM
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